diff --git a/pipenv/cli.py b/pipenv/cli.py
index 977a743a..7914c3c7 100644
--- a/pipenv/cli.py
+++ b/pipenv/cli.py
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ def uninstall(package_name=False, more_packages=False, three=None, python=False,
 @click.command(help="Generates Pipfile.lock.")
 @click.option('--three/--two', is_flag=True, default=None, help="Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.")
 @click.option('--python', default=False, nargs=1, help="Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.")
-@click.option('--hashes', is_flag=True, default=False, help="Generate hashes.")
+@click.option('--hashes', is_flag=True, default=PIPENV_USE_HASHES, help="Generate hashes.")
 @click.option('--verbose', is_flag=True, default=False, help="Verbose mode.")
 @click.option('--legacy', is_flag=True, default=False, help="Legacy mode (download all the files for hash calculation).")
 @click.option('--requirements', '-r', is_flag=True, default=False, help="Generate output compatible with requirements.txt.")